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That will serve as a point of contact for platforms, fact-checkers and the Commission to quickly flag content so that it can be reviewed and taken down if necessary. The effort comes amid concerns that disinformation is promoting further crossings into the territory on Aug. 15, according to Maldita.es. Maldita.es and the European Fact-Checking Standards Network attended Monday’s meeting. The Commission operates a rapid response system under its code of conduct on disinformation, often triggered around elections. The new mechanism on Ceuta would bring a closer group of stakeholders together, two of the people said. Another meeting has been set…
Nearly 70% of France is subject to water-use restrictions as drought conditions worsen amid successive heatwaves, the government said on Monday. A series of heatwaves over the past three months, compounded by drought, have broken temperature records, caused thousands of excess deaths, and fuelled massive wildfires. “As France is experiencing a particularly severe drought, the effects of climate change continue to increase pressure on water resources,” the ministry for ecological transition said, adding that “nearly 70% of French territory is subject to restrictions on water use.” As of 9 August, the vast majority of mainland France, including Paris, was under…
Published on 10/08/2026 – 20:42 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would seek conflict compensation from Iran as part of any peace negotiations, citing attacks and killings stretching back decades allegedly backed or perpetrated by Tehran. Negotiations on ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz have stalled and his new demands risk putting a quick agreement further out of reach. Trump’s announcement was a direct response to Iran’s insistence that US payment of war reparations are a pre-condition to any resolution of the ongoing hostilities. “I am likewise demanding compensation from Iran,” he said, noting…
Published on 10/08/2026 – 15:18 GMT+2 A record 230 migrants in one small boat crossed the English Channel to Britain, France’s lifeboat service and UK media said on Monday, in the latest example of larger numbers of people packing into a single vessel. The 230, including more than 20 children, were counted aboard the rubber dinghy as it departed the northeastern French coast amid chaotic scenes late Sunday, the SNSM lifeboat service said in a statement posted online. The number breaks the previous record for a single boat, set last month when 165 people successfully crossed the busy shipping waterway.…
Hundreds of paddleboarders in elaborate costumes floated down Moscow’s Yauza river on Sunday for a stand-up paddleboard carnival. Participants dressed as mermaids, kebab vendors and characters from Russian folklore, including the witch Baba Yaga, while some brought their dogs along for the ride. Live bands and cheerleaders performed on the bridges above as boards drifted past. One couple said their mermaid costume began with the tail and grew from there. Participants described the event as a way to bring people together, with one saying such gatherings strengthen families and friendships.
The biggest drag is expected to come from people struggling to work in extreme heat. Triodos estimates lost labor productivity alone could shave around 0.6 percent off EU GDP, while agricultural output could fall by between 3 and 7 percent. “At first sight this might seem modest, but it is exactly the expected economic growth for the EU this year,” said the bank of the overall €180 billion blow. And the summer is not over. France and Britain are bracing for their fifth heat wave of the season this week, with temperatures nearing 40 degrees Celsius in southeastern France and…
Published on 10/08/2026 – 15:26 GMT+2 Russia’s military can currently fire a simultaneous salvo of 77 ballistic missiles and plans to increase that number to 200, according to Robert “Magyar” Brovdi, the officer leading Ukraine’s drone forces. “Even if they only manage half of that, it will all be flying at us,” he told the Associated Press news agency on Monday. The warning points to one of Ukraine’s most exposed vulnerabilities – a shortage of interceptors for the US-made Patriot systems, the only weapon in Kyiv’s arsenal capable of shooting down ballistic missiles. That shortfall means dozens of missiles fired…
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However, with the arrival of the first GLP-1 pill Wegovy (semaglutide) from Danish competitor Novo Nordisk — which launched in the U.S. and U.K. this year and is soon expected in some EU countries — demand for the more-convenient tablet is expected to rise. Novo Nordisk has been attempting to reach as many patients as possible with its pill to capture market share, said CEO Mike Doustdar last week. Doustdar also said the company would soon launch in Germany at its chosen price, ignoring pressure from the U.S. administration to raise prices in Europe. Washington has been pressuring EU countries to…
Published on 10/08/2026 – 15:26 GMT+2•Updated 15:33 The phased reactivation of the previously shut-down capacity has begun at the Paks Nuclear Power Plant, after the level of the River Danube started to rise. Once the river had climbed back above the critical low recorded a week earlier, it became possible for one turbine to start producing electricity again from Monday evening. The reconnection is taking place under strict technical and safety conditions. At the beginning of August, the Danube’s water level dropped to a historic low, reaching minus 134 centimetres at Paks. As a result, three of the four reactor…